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Abbot of Bury St Edmunds. King. Abbot of Bury St Edmunds Request that pleas arising...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/140/6998

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This record is about the Abbot of Bury St Edmunds. King. Abbot of Bury St Edmunds Request that pleas arising... dating from [1305] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/140/6998
Date
[1305]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot of Bury St Edmunds.
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Abbot of Bury St Edmunds
Nature of request
Request that pleas arising in the liberty of St Edmund should be heard not at Cattishall but at Henhow, which is closer to Bury St Edmunds.
Nature of endorsement
Order for an inquiry.
Places mentioned
Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk]
Cattishall, [Suffolk]
Henhow, [Suffolk].
Note
Dated in relation to the resulting inquiry, C 143/52/13.
Related material

For a related petition see SC 8/1/21

For the resulting inquisition see C 143/52/13

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295966/

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